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What’s a key ingredient to hosting Top Chef in Wisconsin? A love of dairy.
“I started thinking about all the cheese and I was like, ‘I think they’re all my favorite,’” Kristen Kish smiles. “I don’t love super stinky cheeses, but…there’s really a cheese for every application that you could possibly want. So I won’t turn down a cheese.”
Kish replaces Padma Lakshmi as the first new host of in 19 seasons. This year, the beloved Bravo cooking show takes place in the unique (and curd-loving) culinary scene of Wisconsin.